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Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available

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By Victor Hristov

Updated: Feb 29, 2012, 10:00 AM

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Windows 8 has finally come. Well, almost - the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is up for grabs over at Microsoft and you can install it and immerse yourselves in the Metro UI-dominated, gesturized new interface.

The preview version is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, and you can download it as an ISO to later burn to your flash drive or disc, or as a setup file that you can run in Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Download Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview at Microsoft

Currently, you can only test the consumer preview on your laptops or desktop PCs, but in the future, most of the concepts will be implemented in what you see on tablets. There will be added gestures to speed up your work significantly on tablets. Here's what we know about the tablet aspect of Windows 8 so far:

Microsoft details Windows 8 on ARM tablets at MWC

Windows 8 tablet UI is dominated by gestures

Microsoft posts Windows 8 Consumer Preview event video online

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Victor, a seasoned mobile technology expert, has spent over a decade at PhoneArena, exploring the depths of mobile photography and reviewing hundreds of smartphones across Android and iOS ecosystems. His passion for technology, coupled with his extensive knowledge of smartphone cameras and battery life, has positioned him as a leading voice in the mobile tech industry.

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